Judith Leyster's The Last Drop

At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I have selected “The Last Drop.” The painting was painted by Judith Leyster on 1609. It is done in oil on canvas and the size of the painting is almost the same like any others that about a foot wide, length and width. The condition of the painting seems to be in a new condition, as if the painting was never touched at all. The texture of this painting have a smooth and rigid touch to it. The painting is consisted of one man is sitting on a chair binge drinking that looks like an alcoholic beverage, the second man is seen standing wearing a flamboyant dress as he is seen dancing while smoking and holding a cup, as he seems to ignore the first guy. The third one is a skeleton lurking behind the man drinking,
The painting itself is not just a portrait, it is a genre styled painting, it clearly shows that this isn’t a piece that is about one person or a family portrait. It is not meant to be a devotional piece because the painting doesn’t show anything religious or anything that is related to God, it is more like a personal piece that can be shown to anyone. “The Last Drop” gives the feeling to the viewers thinking that they feel like they are part of the painting’s world, standing there watching a man drinking and dancing, the other man binge drinking, and Death watching him drinking. It’s really quite a dark piece because it clearly shows that the man drinking is going to meet his very end, as Death was holding an hourglass, waiting for him to meet his unfortunate end. This gives an uncomfortable feelings to other viewers for those that can’t handle a piece like this. The painting itself was painted by Judith Leyster, she completed “The last Drop” in 1609. The style of the painting is Dutch style, which takes place in the European region, and it also reflects the origins on what her art style really is. Leyster’s style painting was adapted to Caravaggio, giving her a moralistic themed painting. But due to the strict laws that women can’t attend to the art school, she wasn’t being given the credit for, instead people
August” because both of the painting shows that both of the men are going to die soon. One man is seen binge drinking as Death is holding an hourglass waiting for his time to come, the other man is about to get crushed and trampled to death by his own horse that he fell off of. Both painting displays an anticipated death, Leyster adapted Caravaggio’s style, which is the reason why both paintings have almost the same styles. Not only that, it is Dutch art. Both are done in oil on canvas and it is done in the sixteenth century. The human figures looked more realistic than other European art, they are well portioned, the perspective is well balanced. Both backgrounds is dark, so it is hard to know where it takes place, but it clear that “The Conversion of St. August takes place outside in the wilderness at night, while “The Last Drop” takes place in the dark room with a candle lighting the